Review of Reviews: ParaNorman ... and more

Ghost stories are almost always frightening. Paranormal apparitions inhabit films like
The Sixth Sense,
Poltergeist and
The Shining, making up for what they lack in physical matter with a liberal dose of
terror.

This genre has repeated enough conventions to allow for the tongue-in-cheek humor that inhabits
ParaNorman, a stop-motion animated movie that is less scary than most horror classics, yet
dark enough to keep the comedy aimed more at adults than children.

"Too scary for the youngest in the family? Probably, so parents should proceed with caution,"
critic Sean O'Connell
said in his
review.

Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick and Christopher Mintz-Plasse,
ParaNorman is written and co-directed by Chris Butler, a storyboard artist who has
worked with Tim Burton. The connection to the Burton is evident in the look and feel of the
film.